Think back to the last team project you participated in at work. How did the person running the project lead the group? Did they lead by presenting a plan and using their authority to insist that others follow along? Or did the person instead lead by explaining why a particular course of action seemed like the best one, allowing others to willfully get on board? These two leadership styles, which I and other researchers refer to as dominance and prestige, respectively, reflect two fundamental strategies people use to navigate their…

CAPE TOWN – Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan will deliver his annual Budget speech in Parliament on Wednesday evening. But for Gordhan and his team it will be a tough budget to deliver against the backdrop of a rumoured cabinet reshuffle – with him and his deputy, Mcebisi Jonas’s heads said to be on the chopping block. The rand extended its losses against the dollar on Tuesday ahead of Gordhan’s annual speech. The nomination of former Eskom CEO Brian Molefe to Parliament added to speculation of an imminent reshuffle‚ sending the…

By Andile Mngxitama Julius Malema and his Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) have come out on the side of white monopoly capital in the battle for control over the Treasury. This is consistent with the EFF agenda since it visited London in 2015 and met with representatives of British imperialism like Lord Robin Renwick. EFF leader Julius Malema told parliament that the reason why EFF has gone into coalition with the racist pro-white capital, Democratic Alliance (DA) was to give South Africa to whites for safeguarding. This shocked only those who…

THE Gupta family has brought in heavy firepower in an apparent effort to burnish its image. The controversial business family has enlisted the services of a London-based lobbying and public relations firm, whose executives once claimed they were capable of drowning out negative coverage and influencing public opinion through unorthodox means. Bell Pottinger — formed by British public relations guru Timothy Bell — this week confirmed it had the Guptas’ Oakbay Investments as a client.